AFL signs UFC vet Christison, Gonzalez

The Kentucky-based American Fight League, a regional promotion with aspirations of taking the organization to a national level, today announced that UFC veteran and “The Ultimate Fighter 2″ cast member Dan Christison (11-6) and former WEC and IFO fighter Chilo Gonzales (14-10) have signed long-term contracts with the organization.

Both fighters were victorious at the organization’s “eRUPPtion” event, which took place March 7 at Rupp Arena in Lexington, Ky.

Christison, who had been fielding offers from a variety of organizations, opted to sign with the AFL in recent weeks.

“This is as close to a family as you are going to get,” Christison stated. “I have never been in an organization where the CEO came and sat down with me and asked what I thought. I was stunned. This organization is different from the others — a lot different.”

In his AFL debut, Christison scored a second-round TKO of John LeBlanc. It was his third straight victory.

Gonzalez, meanwhile, was offered a long-term deal after he stopped UFC veteran and “The Ultimate Fighter 3″ cast member Rory Singer with a kneebar in his AFL debut last month.

“[The AFL] treated me like I was a Chuck Liddell or Randy Couture,” Gonzalez stated. “They treated the amateurs the same as the pros. I have never seen that before in an organization. I signed as soon as I received the contract. It was a no-brainer.”

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